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'''''Leptoreodon''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of small [[Artiodactyla]], of the family [[Protoceratidae]], endemic to [[North America]]. It lived during the Late [[Eocene]] 40.4—37.2 [[Annum|Ma]], existing for approximately {{Mya|40-37|million years}}.<ref>[http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42576 ''Leptoreodon'' at fossilworks]</ref> ''Leptoreodon'' resembled [[deer]], but were more closely related to [[Camelidae|camelids]]. |
'''''Leptoreodon''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of small [[Artiodactyla]], of the family [[Protoceratidae]], endemic to [[North America]]. It lived during the Late [[Eocene]] 40.4—37.2 [[Annum|Ma]], existing for approximately {{Mya|40-37|million years}}.<ref>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42576 ''Leptoreodon'' at fossilworks]</ref> ''Leptoreodon'' resembled [[deer]], but were more closely related to [[Camelidae|camelids]]. |
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==Fossil distribution== |
==Fossil distribution== |
Revision as of 22:23, 17 December 2021
Leptoreodon Temporal range:
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Leptoreodon marshi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | †Protoceratidae |
Genus: | †Leptoreodon Wortman 1898 |
Species | |
L. marshi Wortman 1898 |
Leptoreodon is an extinct genus of small Artiodactyla, of the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Late Eocene 40.4—37.2 Ma, existing for approximately 3 million years.[1] Leptoreodon resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been recovered from:
- Devil's Graveyard Formation, Brewster County, Texas
- Webb County, Texas[2]
- Swift Current Creek, Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan
References
- ^ Leptoreodon at fossilworks
- ^ J. W. Westgate. 1988. Biostratigraphic implications of the first Eocene land-mammal fauna from the North American coastal plain. Geology 16:995-998
Data related to Leptoreodon at Wikispecies